4 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2017/2169(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the relatively high level of carry-overs of committed appropriations for Title II (administrative expenditure) at EUR 4,2 million, i.e. 41 %; acknowledges that it is due to the nature of the administrative arrangements between Europol and its host state regarding building works; notes that Europol received an Internal Security Fund emergency assistance grant of EUR 1,5 million in 2016 with a view to deploying experts (guest officers) to hotspots to conduct secondary security checks, for which the expenditure was audited and assessed as eligible in accordance with the grant agreement;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the 10 %at Europol's staff and budget were increases of Europod by 12 % overall in 2016 following the decision to entrust Europolit with new tasks; notes the high implementation rates for commitment (99,8 %) and payment appropriations (91,0 %);
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in 2016 Europol’s ICT network architecture was updated and that the network hosting the core business data and systems was classified asupgraded to process additionally CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU- CONFIDENTIAL information; encourages, in that context, the work of Europol’s Data Protection Officer and its close cooperation with the European Data Protection Supervisor;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that Europol’s new legal framework provides for additional measures in terms of providing the discharge authority with dedicated information about its work, including sensitive operational matters; regrets, however, that thewelcomes the proactive communication of the Europol ethics package to its staff members, which consisted of an updated version of the Europol code of conduct, as well as guidelines to all staff members on the handling of gift terms, conflict of interest management and whistle-blowing arrangements; recognises the adoption of the management board rules on the prevention and management of conflicts of interest in respect of its members; notes the recent publication of the declarations of interest of the members of Europol’s management board is still pending;